Introduction to Internet2: Overview and Discussion

1. Introduction to Internet2: Overview and Discussion NSF October 19, 2006 Doug Van Houweling

2. Presentations • Internet2 Networks in Support of e-Science, Rick Summerhill & Russ Hobby • Campus Middleware in the Service of Science, Keith Hazelton • Global R&E Network Infrastructure, Heather Boyles • End-to-end Performance Initiative, Eric Boyd

3. History • 1968 -- Protocols developed by the the research university community with DARPA support • 1986 -- Internet a CS facility • 1987 -- NSFNet • 1989 -- HTML invented at CERN. • 1993 -- Mosaic browser from NCSA. • 1994 -- Internet Commercialized • 1995 – URL’s redefine information work

4. Internet2 Yesterday and Today • Launched October 1996 • 34 US universities • Federal Next Generation Internet initiative • Not-for-profit corporation September 1997 • Abilene backbone network April 1998 • Today • 208 US universities; corporate members, affiliates members, international partners • New Internet2 backbone network; Middleware, QUILT, Measurement

5. Internet2 Mission and Goals Internet2 Mission • Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet. Internet2 Goals • Enable new generation of applications • Re-create leading edge R&E network capability • Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet

6. NSF and Internet2 • Collaboration at the start • NSF Connection Program/Next Generation Internet • Middleware Initiative – Early Harvest, NMI • Security – SALSA • Performance measurement – SGER, Ultralight • QOS in Applications/Engineering • HPC grant awards and cost sharing

7. Internet2 = Support for Serious Science • Unique scientific instruments • High-energy and nuclear physics • Astronomy • Supercomputers, TeraGrid, cluster computing • Large-scale distributed sensor networks • Ecology, seismology, meteorology

8. Systems Approach Applications Middleware Network Security Policy Community is key

9. Internet2 Today Applications End-to-end Performance Security Motivate Enable Middleware Services Networks

10. Internet2 Partnerships Internet2 fosters the partnerships and collaboration that spurred the development of the Internet. • Academia • Industry • Government • International

11. ESnet • Internet2 ongoing collaboration with DOE Office of Science high-performance network • ESnet is partnering with Internet2 in the development and deployment of its next-generation research network

12. Internet2 as NREN • Abilene backbone operational in 1999 • Growth of community participation • Supported by initiatives in middleware, security, performance – System • Vision of global cyberinfrastructure to support education, research and commerce

13. Internet2 Community208 University Members October 2006

14. 66 Corporate Partners, Members, and Sponsors 52 Affiliate members Associations International Partners Internet2 Community

15. Internet2 Network Infrastructure • Abilene backbone operates at 10 gigabits per second capacity today • GigaPoPs provide regional high-performance aggregation points • Local campus networks provide 100 Mbps to the desktop • FiberCo provides dark fiber nationwide

16. Internet2 Network Environment: 2006

17. Strengthening Community Engagement • Middleware Architecture Committee for Education (MACE) • Salsa: Security Advisory Group • K20 Initiative Advisory Committee • Health Sciences Advisory Group • New Internet2 Network

18. New Internet2 Network • Hybrid optical and IP network • Dynamic and static wavelength services • Fiber, equipment dedicated to Internet2; Level 3 maintains network, including SLA for wave system • Platform support for production services and experimental projects

19. The New Internet2 Network

20. Capabilities • Capacity and reliability to serve large scale projects – VLBI, LHC, NEON, TeraGrid • Cost-effective optical paths to support experimental projects – GENI • Flexibility to support smaller projects at lower bandwidths, for variable lengths of time • Capable of lightpath provisioning to the campus

21. Network Research • Ideal platform for network research – ability to support highly experimental projects along with production based services • Internet2 Observatory will be expanded to include • Data collection at all layers of the network, with datasets made available to network researchers • Support for colocation of equipment in optical nodes

22. International • Service trial with GEANT2 on dynamic provisioning of 1 GigE circuits across Internet2 and GEANT2 • Develop inter-domain 1 GigE services between hosts or clusters of hosts in Europe and the US – technology, policies, and cost models

23. Transition Schedule and Plan • New network complete by July 2007 • Transition complete by October 2007 • Detailed plan is being developed in concert with community • Proceed in mostly serial manner, moving sequentially around the country • Minimize disruptions for connectors

24. Internet2 at NSF More to come… • Internet2 Networks in Support of e-Science, Rick Summerhill & Russ Hobby • Campus Middleware in the Service of Science, Keith Hazelton • Global R&E Network Infrastructure, Heather Boyles • End-to-end Performance Initiative, Eric Boyd

25. Survey at: http://tinyurl.com/wd5mo